refugees – NZ Catholic Newspaper https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz The New Zealand National Catholic Newspaper Fri, 21 Apr 2017 05:22:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 Initial reaction to refugee ban ranges from concern to opposition https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2017/03/07/initial-reaction-refugee-ban-ranges-concern-opposition/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2017/03/07/initial-reaction-refugee-ban-ranges-concern-opposition/#respond Tue, 07 Mar 2017 03:28:34 +0000 https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=14672 By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) — Within hours of President Donald Trump’s new executive order March 6 banning refugees from six majority-Muslim nations, Catholic and other religious groups joined secular leaders in questioning the wisdom of such a move, with others vowing to oppose it outright. Bill O’Keefe, vice president for advocacy and government relations

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2017/03/07/initial-reaction-refugee-ban-ranges-concern-opposition/feed/ 0 ‘It makes you weep,’ pope says of refugees’ stories https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/04/18/makes-weep-pope-says-refugees-stories/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/04/18/makes-weep-pope-says-refugees-stories/#respond Sun, 17 Apr 2016 21:39:12 +0000 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=12567 By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM GREECE (CNS) — When an aide suggested Pope Francis offer to fly some Syrian refugees back to Rome with him, the pope said he agreed immediately because it was “an inspiration of the Holy Spirit.” In the end, he said, 12 Syrians — members of three families,

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM GREECE (CNS) — When an aide suggested Pope Francis offer to fly some Syrian refugees back to Rome with him, the pope said he agreed immediately because it was “an inspiration of the Holy Spirit.”echo $variable;

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/04/18/makes-weep-pope-says-refugees-stories/feed/ 0 More religious support wanted for refugees https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/03/03/more-religious-support-wanted-for-refugees/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/03/03/more-religious-support-wanted-for-refugees/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2016 22:19:53 +0000 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=12302 by ROWENA OREJANA Stronger and more active religious support is needed for refugees who are coming into New Zealand, says missionary priest, Fr Don Hornsey, SSC. Fr Hornsey, who served as a missionary in South America for 40 years, is accompanying Columbian refugees in Lower Hutt and Porirua. He said the first thing the refugees,

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]]> https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2016/03/03/more-religious-support-wanted-for-refugees/feed/ 0 Cardinal: Britons crying out for more generous response to migrants https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2015/09/04/cardinal-britons-crying-out-for-more-generous-response-to-migrants/ https://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2015/09/04/cardinal-britons-crying-out-for-more-generous-response-to-migrants/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2015 21:26:33 +0000 http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/?p=11415 LONDON (CNS) — Images of drowned refugees are causing the British people to cry out for a more generous response to the migrant crisis engulfing Europe, said an English cardinal. Speaking to ITV News Sept. 2, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster said shocking images of bodies washed up on beaches in the Mediterranean — including

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